Seventh Generation

412. William Porter¹⁰⁴ was born about 1842 in Virginia. He died after 1 Jun 1880. In 1880 he was a farmer.

William Porter reported his mother's death in 1879.

1870 Census for Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, shows William Porter, age 30 (?), a farmer, living with his parents, William, Sr., age 71, occupation blacksmith, and Margaret, age 74. They are living next door to an Andrew J. Porter, age 31, a farmer, and his family: Lucinda, age 30; Harvey, age 11; James, age 5; and James A., age 3.

From "Minutes of the Grayson County, Virginia, Court, 1861":
Ordered that the following additional hands be assigned to work under F. S. Thomas overseer of the road to wit: Alfred Bedwell, E. L. Vaughn, Wilburn Barton, H. B. Bagwell, Harvey Porter, A. J. Porter, Osker Hale, John Robinson, J. A. Bartley, Wm. Porter, Jr., Felix Bedwell it is ordered that the clerk of thsi court certify a list of said hands to said Thomas overseer as aforesaid.

Margaret ? was born about 1846 in Virginia. William Porter and Margaret ? had the following children:

1480	i.	A. Leegram Porter181 was born about 1873.181
1481	ii.	James A. Porter181 was born about 1876.181
1482	iii.	Berry E. Porter181 was born about 1878.181
1483	iv.	Robert Porter181 was born in Mar 1880.181